ELAS H&S Brochure

HEALTH & SAFETY

"It's commendable that ELAS are able to provide

continuity with our consultant, which has enabled us to build up a positive relationship with trust and respect. ELAS have delivered thorough training sessions including fire safety, manual handling, food hygiene and working at height" Loyola Preparatory School

"ELAS have provided us with a security blanket that all employers in the health & safety field require" Abersoch Golf Club

"Our twice yearly health & safety visits are always helpful and constructive" Brownings

"ELAS’s health & safety guidance and support has been invaluable in guiding us through the minefield of legislation, enabling us to become fully compliant" David Horn Communications

"The regular visits and reports ensure we are doing all our due diligence to keep our employees and customers

safe and to protect the business against risk" Konditoor & Cook

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Why choose the ELAS Group?

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24/7 Advice & Support Special Indemnity Scheme Prosecution Support Employersafe: Health & Safety Vibration Assessments Breathable Air Quality Monitoring Air Monitoring Fixed Point Noise Monitoring Personal Dosemeter Monitoring

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Health & Safety General Risk Assessment Specific Risk Assessment Health & Safety Policy Fire Safety Risk Management Report Audits & Inspections

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WHY CHOOSE THE ELAS GROUP?

YOUR LOCAL PROVIDER We're the only UK provider to offer total support. With teams up and down the country, we're able to build real relationships with all our clients. THE GO-TO SPECIALIST We get to know your business and the challenges specific to you inside and out. We know that your reputation is everything and that's why we work so hard to protect it. A TRACK RECORD YOU CAN TRUST We've been providing business support services for over 30 years to businesses large and small. ONE OF YOUR TEAM We keep your values at the heart of everything we do. By integrating with your teamwe can understand how your business works and we're driven to achieve the results you deserve.

With the ELAS Group you get the complete package with one trusted provider: HR & Employment Law Health & Safety

Occupational Health Health Surveillance Food Safety Absence Management Payroll Training & e-Learning

For more information on these services please see our range of brochures: ELAS HR Support ELAS Occupational Health & Health Surveillance ELAS Training & e-Learning STS Food Safety

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Supporting you in the provision of a safe working environment Your needs and pain points are individual to your business, that's why we will never take a one-size-fits-all approach to health & safety. Our experienced teamof specialist consultants are members of professional bodies such as IOSH and IIRSM, giving themboth expert knowledge and industry experience. HEALTH & SAFETY

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FIRE SAFETY The UK law requires all businesses to have a fire risk assessment, with best practice being to review this annually. Our health & fire safety consultants will produce bespoke fire risk assessments, and as required, ensure that your staff are trained and aware of your evacuation procedures.

GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT Our fully trained risk assessors are here to go through a sample of your current risk assessment documentation, making sure it's completed and up to date as required. SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENT Our assessors will also identify whether your business requires any specific risk assessments including COSHH, manual handling, noise and air quality monitoring. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY All businesses with five or more employees must have a written health & safety policy in place. Our health & safety consultants work with you to identify, develop and review your health & safety policy, ensuring you always remain on the right side of the law.

AUDITS & INSPECTIONS As a business owner, it's important to regularly audit the quality and effectiveness of your health & safety management systems. Our consultants will conduct a health & safety audit of your business to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Audits also demonstrate due diligence and reduce the risk of enforcement action. 24/7 ADVICE & SUPPORT Our team is here to support you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From improving your health & safety culture to a simple telephone call, we provide practical, pragmatic and professional solutions, enabling you tomanage your health & safety with ease.

RISKMANAGEMENT REPORT Following our initial audit visit you will receive a detailed account of the health & safety management of your business. This in-depth report will highlight any legislative shortfall(s) and advise upon any measures youmay need to implement or further control. Required actions are prioritised, taking your health & safety provision to the next level; helping support legal compliance and peace of mind. We will provide you with a periodic risk management report detailing improvements and supporting evidence of the improvements you have made.

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SPECIAL INDEMNITY SCHEME A growing number of businesses are being prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for material breaches in legislation. The level of risk created and potential danger caused by these breaches determines the amount of fines payable. Prosecution can result and custodial sentences are being handed down in the most serious of cases. Not only is the advice we give first class, it can also be fully supported by comprehensive indemnity. This provides you with up to £100,000 legal defence costs per case (up to £1,000,000 in any one year) should you fall foul of the law.*

*Subject to contractual terms

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VIBRATION ASSESSMENTS You need to ensure the health & safety of employees who are exposed to hand arm vibration is controlled. Our consultants will provide you with a full report documenting the vibration exposure for each employee, together with the actuation values for each tool that they use. You will receive a detailed action plan based upon the findings, showing which of your employees require health surveillance and which employees are at particular risk from excessive vibration. BREATHABLE AIR QUALITY MONITORING Our experts will check your air ventilation systems to ensure that your employees are not inhaling any harmful substances when they're working. We will also check breathing apparatus and equipment to make sure that they are working properly, without any leaks.

PROSECUTION SUPPORT Our health & safety consultants are here to assist you if you need legal support for a HSE investigation. From accident investigation, expert witness testimony and interviews under caution through to improvement notices and prosecutions, we're here to help. EMPLOYERSAFE: HEALTH & SAFETY Designed specifically to enable you to operate a safe and compliant business, Employersafe: Health & Safety helps prevent breaches in health & safety standards and highlights any suitable action that needs to be taken before you fall behind on a requirement that could lead to becoming liable. Employersafe: Health & Safety also works in accordance with HSG65.

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AIRMONITORING We will work with you to create an air monitoring programme for your business. We ensure that you are always kept up to datewhen it comes to your team's exposure to airborne hazards, and that youmeet all your legal obligations under COSHH. FIXED POINT NOISE MONITORING If your team is exposed to noise at work then it is your responsibility to complete a noise assessment. Our fixed point (static) noise assessments measure noise at fixed points throughout your workplace. You will then be provided with a report detailing the results. PERSONAL DOSEMETER READINGS If the fixed point noise assessment reveals that certain areas are outside the noise level threshold then employees working in that area will need to undergo a personal dosemeter reading that will calculate the employee's daily exposure. Personal dosemeter readings can also be used to support your health surveillance.

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